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April 17, 2006

Baby zebra to debut tomorrow at Roger Williams zoo

PROVIDENCE -- Roger Williams Park Zoo has a new addition.

The zoo will unveil a newborn zebra colt in its official debut tomorrow.

Zoo officials say the colt, a Grant's zebra born April 7, is doing well. His mother, Samantha, is also doing well. The colt has yet to be named.

Grant's zebra can be found in the open grasslands and savannahs of East and Central Africa. At adulthood they can weigh between 500 to 600 pounds. Grant's zebras have smaller manes than other zebras and their stripes form a pattern like the fingerprint of man.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 5:33 PM | Permalink

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